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Who is referred to as the ‘Darwin of the 20th Century’?

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Katherine Esau

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Ernest Mayr

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Har Gobind Khorana

D

Marshall Warren Nirenberg

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For his contribution in the field of biology Ernst Mayr is known as ‘Darwin of the 20th century.He was born in Germany.He is accredited with essentially single handedly creating the fields of the History and philosophy of Biology.
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